Spare-tire carrier



Wzmesses Wm- BEHLING. 'SPARE TIRE CARRIEH. APPLICATION FILED IML. 1921.v

I 'mallteam 21; '1922.

LINXTEZQ "WILLIAM F. BEHLNG, OFELG-N, ILLINOIS.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mai'. 2l., 1922.

Application filed March 5, 1921. Serial No.

To (all fio/om Il may concern.'

Be it known that l, VILLIAM l?. BEHLING, :i citizen of the United States, and e resident ot' the city of Elgin, county of Kane, and Stilte of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful mprovements in Spare-Tire terriers, olf which the following is a. specicstion.

.lilly invention relates to improvements in spiare tire carriers, sind hns for its object the provision `olz ineens which Will carry e plurnlity oi" spore tires und will carry them in :in extra safe manner.

@ther objects will cppeer hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combinations and arrangements et parts hereinafter described and claimed.

The inrention will. be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawing forming :i part oit' this specification, end in which,

Fig. l is e 'fragmentary rear view ot n motor vehicle, showing my tire carrier in position thereon.

Fig'. 2 is e sectional view on line 2-2 of Fig: l;

Fio 3 is e detail view tunen on line 3-3 of Figi'. 9., slooivinp,` the engaging' and locking elements; and

Fig. 4l is e detail view ot thek hinge connection, taken on line .L--llf of Fig. 2.

lin 'the drawing n portion of un automobile 6 is shown, upon the rear of which an ordinary tiro carrier ring' is mounted, by ineens et lnncliets S, attached to the automobile body, or in any suitable manner. A spore tire 9 is mounted on said ring, :is best seen in Fig'. 2. carrier ring l fristen the base member l() ot my extra. spare tire carrier, by means of rivets 'l l, or the lil-rc. @ne end oil? n strop EQ. lorn'ieiil Vwith tivo curved portions connected. to smid base member by a hinge lit. While `the other end of' seid strep is hin?A dlv connected with a clasp l5, which is p ided. withA c. slot .1.6. adapted to engage over :i loop l? extending troni the bese member l0, adjacent the free end let seid member. A. finger 1 8 is struck up 4from said clasp l end engages firmly in :i notch 19, provided in the base member 10 adjacent the loop 17. This linger and notch are' capable ot' holding; the clasp firmly seated on the base member. A pad lock 2O is snapped in the loop, over the latch, to lock the carrier upon the spare tires clasped therein.

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To the inner side et said ln use my carrier is fastened on the custoi/nary spore tire ring, us shown in the drawing, und the strep folded open7 as shown in the dotted lines in Fig. 2, Whereupon either the one spare tire 9 may be placed on the ring es usual, or an eXtra spare tire 9 may be added, which will be supported upon the tire carriers, two of such carriers being used as shown `in Fig. l. By closing the clasp l5 on the loop 17 the finger 18 will be snapped in the notch 19 and hold the clasp in position on the base member, and by using the pad loch 2O the tires will be securely locked Within the carrier.

TWhile I have illustrated and described the preferred form oit construction for carrying my invention into eiect, this is capable of variation and modicetion Without departing from the spirit oi the invention. l, therefore.y do not Wish to be limited to the precise details of the construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modilicstions es come Within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described my invention, what l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is zl. spero tire carrier comprising 2L` baser member mounted on en automobile; n strep pivotnlly connected to one end of said member; n clasp pivotally connected to the :tree end ot seid strap; ineens to lool; said clasp on scid bese member; and n linger struel: up 'from scid clasp to engage a notch in seid base member und `frietionnlly retain seid clasp and bese member together, Without the :iid of said lock.

2. .ln combination with the spare tire cnrrier ring oli en automobile; e. `base member supported entirely `by scid ring, and extend iup; laterally therefrom; e strep svvingably Connected to one end of seid brisemember,

seid strap beingN provided with a. curved porllO gage said loop; menue mounted ou Seid clasp to engage in a notch in said buse member for frotoually holding; seid. member and said clasp togehel; und means to lool; said latch on the loop of seid base member.

l. A Spare tire Carrier Comprising e buse member attaelleble lo a tire carrier ring mounted ou au automobile, said base member xtending laterally from said ring to provide support fol un' additional tire; e strep hinged at one end to said base member, `Sold strap being provided with e plurality of curved portions adapted to engage e plurality of spare tires; e clasp pivotally connected to the free end of said strap und ln'ovlded mth a slot lo engage o loop ou Suid bose membel; means mounted on Sold clasp to engznge in a notch in Suid base mehr ber for ro'tonally holding said elusp and member uogetherg and means to look end latch on the loop of said base member.

In testimony whereof l. have Signed my nume to this specification n the presence 

